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Three Questions: “Who is polluting your drinking water?”

Polluted water carries many health risks.  As legal protections erode in America, pollution increases.  This article examines the problems.

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17Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: Protect Arctic Refuge

Sign a petition to protect arctic refuge territory forever.

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15Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Avatar’s Legacy

The movie Avatar has been a huge hit.  It’s full of messages about beauty, belonging, and balance — which are in short supply on Earth.  People are enchanted.  There are a lot of underlying messages that are getting missed, however.  Let’s take a look…

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9Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “Protect Leatherback Turtles”

Leatherback sea turtles are threatened by many dangers.  Please sign this petition to help protect them.

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4Mar2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: Stop Ocean Factory Farms

Recently I received this alert from Food & Water Watch.  It concerns the dangers of factory farms in the ocean that produce fish in unhealthy conditions.

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28Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “End Subsidies for Biomass Burning”

This alert crossed my desk recently, concerning the use of forest biomass as fuel.  To fight climate change, we should be planting more trees, not cutting them down to burn.

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18Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “Protect Pine Martens”

This alert crossed my desk, regarding protection of pine martens and mature undisturbed forest as a habitat.  Many other creatures also require this type of habitat, so it is very valuable as a wildlife reserve.  Remember that trees help clean the air and soak up carbon, too, so they help keep the Earth healthy for us as well!

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13Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “Close the Floodgates”

The recent Supreme Court ruling to give corporations the same free speech rights as human beings has put our democracy at risk by allowing big business to make unlimited campaign contributions to politicians who will favor corporations over voters.  Fortunately America has a system of “checks and balances” to prevent the government from getting out of hand.  We’re using those to fight the corporate takeover by pressuring Congress to pass a constitutional amendment restricting corporate contributions and enacting campaign finance reform.  Please help.

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10Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “War on Wolves Gets Uglier”

Since losing “endangered species” status, hundreds of wolves have been killed. Moving a species off the list takes much effort toward re-establishing healthy populations, and should NOT be considered an invitation to shoot it back into endangered status!  Please add your voice to the protests of wolf extermination.

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8Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued
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Action Call: “Limit Sulfur Dioxide”

Sulfur dioxide can cause difficulty breathing.  The EPA wants to strengthen regulations which limit its release into the atmosphere.  They need our support.

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6Feb2010 | Elizabeth Barrette | Comments Off | Continued